algarroba
Spanish
Alternative forms
- garroba, garrofa
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الخَرُّوبَة (al-ḵarrū́ba), from Arabic خَرُّوبَة (ḵarrūba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alɡaˈroba/ [al.ɣ̞aˈro.β̞a]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -oba
- Syllabification: al‧ga‧rro‧ba
Noun
algarroba f (plural algarrobas)
- carob (fruit of the carob tree)
Derived terms
- algarrobal
- algarrobo
- algarrobera
- algarrobilla
Further reading
- “algarroba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014